Doritos Locos Tacos a standout success of 2012

This article is part of the 2012: Year in Review series from Nation's Restaurant News, which recaps notable news from the restaurant industry over the past year.

As 2012 comes to a close, one particular menu items stands out among the many introduced by chain restaurants during the year: Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Taco.
That one item has been proclaimed the most successful product launch in Taco Bell’s 50-year history.
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